A big part of the upcoming July Fourth holiday involves marveling at explosions in the sky. But why do we light fireworks on Independence Day? The tradition is rooted in America's history. "You see ...

Light and color fill the sky over Main Beach Saturday night as the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk launched its first drone show. The drone show, an increasingly popular high-tech alternative to fireworks, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The bright novas V572 Velorum (left) and V462 Lupi (right) are currently visible in the southern ...

Do shooting stars have a high season? They do right now, with three active meteor showers ramping up in our nighttime sky. All three meteor shower events are different, with their own timing, their ...

A team of scientists at IIT-Bombay is searching the skies for a rare cosmic phenomenon â flashes of light that might come from the collision of black holes and neutron stars. These explosions are ...

Both novas will eventually become too dim to see, even under the darkest skies. So catch them while you can! Not one, but two exploding stars are currently visible to the naked eye in the southern ...